REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 19 



Phalcenopsis Lnddemanniana. — A plant resembling P. rosea, but 

 with lighter foliage. Racemes al)out twelve inches long ; flowers 

 two inches across, blush, l)arred throughout with amber and ame- 

 thyst, var3'ing to a bright rose color. The plant exhibited was a 

 small one with two flowers, grown in a basket. It had never lieen 

 exhilnted here before. 



Cypripedium nive%im. New. 



July 22d being prize day for Summer Orchids, Mr. Kand ex- 

 hibited the six following named varieties. 



Vanda suavis. — Perianth white outside, tinted with rosy car- 

 mine ; lip lilac, tipped with white ; flowers very fragrant. The 

 plant shown was a very beautiful specimen, and the species had 

 never been exhibited here before. 



Oncidiuni Jlexuosuin. 



Dendrohium calceolare. 



Cattleya guttata Leopoldii. 



Miltonia spectabilis. 



Epidendrum ciliare. 



Also, Dendrohium Devoniamim. — This species blooms along the 

 stem, which is often several feet long. The flowers measure two 

 inches across ; the ground color is white, the sepals tipped with 

 violet rose ; petals larger than the sepals, pink, with a vivid violet 

 spot at their base ; lip beautifully fringed, white, with two bright 

 yellow spots at the base, and a rich violet spot at the tip. This is 

 one of the best of the Dendrobiums. 



Oncidium Limminghei. — A minute species resembling a Sojihro- 

 nitis; flowers large, bright golden, with crimson spotted lip. A 

 little gem of a plant. 



"We desire to call particular attention to a fine new Cattleya ex- 

 hibited by Mr. Rand, February 12th. The plant was received from 

 Messrs. Hugh Low & Son, of Clapton nurseries, London, who sent 

 it to Mr. Rand to fill an order for six plants of Cattleya Triance, 

 writing that they preferred to send one very fine plant rather than 

 six small ones. It had just been received by Messrs. Low from 

 South America and had not bloomed in England. In habit the 

 plant appears to be a very strong growing C. Trianoi ; the leaves 

 are very long, thick, and very dark green ; the flowers (two to four 

 on a spike) very large, opening flat, five to six inches in diameter, 

 sepals blush white, petals pinkish amethyst ; lip very large, yellow 

 at base, shading to deep mauve at the tip ; beautifully frilled. The 



